Anveo vs Ooma Office (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anveo and Ooma Office share a 2.4 GPA, and only Anveo has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Anveo grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Ooma Office grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anveo
Hosted business phone service with visual call flows
Ooma Office
Small business phone system with a virtual receptionist, no contract
Which one is for you
Pick Anveo if
- Fits if you need a small phone setup for 2 to 6 people and want a drawn call flow
- Works for people who want to pay for minutes as they use them
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: call minutes, numbers and SMS are billed by rate on top of the package
- Tight if you need transfers, as attended transfer and call parking are add-ons on every package
- Watch out: paging needs the Business plan at $40.55 a month
- Not for you if you want apps, as none are listed
Pick Ooma Office if
- Fits if you want desk phones in the office without signing a long contract
- Works for businesses calling Canada and Mexico as well as the US
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you text customers, as Essentials has no texting and Pro stops at 250 a month
- Pricey if you want AI transcripts and CRM links, which need Pro Plus at $29.95
- Skip it if you want to try it free first, as there's no trial on record
- Watch out: on Essentials the desktop app can't place calls, and the free toll-free number covers 500 inbound minutes
- Watch out: AI Receptionist and the AI Productivity Agent Bundle are add-ons priced through sales
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAnveoFair | 2.4GPAOoma OfficeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $6.55 a month on yearly billing ($7.85 monthly) for 3 users, under the $7.20 line. Call minutes, numbers and SMS are charged on top. | C$19.95 a head for five on Essentials, no contract, right at the line into this category's dearer quarter ($19.99). Texting and desktop calling need Pro at $24.95, and AI transcripts, CRM links and chat need Pro Plus at $29.95. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with 2 users, a 10-item call flow and voicemail to email. Voicemail to text is $0.25 a message. | FNo free plan and no free trial on record. You pay from the first month, though there's no contract to get stuck in. |
| Features | CA visual call flow builder, PBX features, fax, campaigns, numbers, SMS and an API. Attended transfers and call parking are add-ons, and no minutes are included. | BUnlimited calls across the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a virtual receptionist, desk phone features like paging and call park, texting, video, chat, call queues and AI transcription. That's the whole job across its plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the call flow yourself. | A4.9 from about 9,500 App Store ratings, the top score among the phone systems rated here. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API and control panel but no phone apps or integrations listed. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps, a Chrome extension and desk phones, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, Zoho, Pipedrive and Zapier. No web app in the listing, which keeps it off the top grade. |
| Best for | a hosted phone system with a visual call flow | small offices with desk phones and no contract |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anveo and Ooma Office. How we grade
Price against what you get
Anveo starts at $6.55 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ooma Office starts at $19.95 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Ooma Office scores higher, and starts $13.40 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other business phone systems on the chart, 3 score higher than Anveo for less, and none scores higher than Ooma Office for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Anveo also covers online fax.
- Ooma Office also covers transcription, team chat and video calls.
At a glance
| Anveo | Ooma Office | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $6.55 per month, billed annually ($7.85 billed monthly) | $19.95 per user / month, no contract |
| Free plan | Free package with 2 users or SIP accounts, a 10-item IVR call flow and voicemail to email. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Anveo Inc. | Ooma, Inc. |
| Price read from | anveo.com | ooma.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Anveo
- Numbers, call minutes and SMS are billed separately by rate; the packages cover the phone system itself.
- Voicemail to text is $0.25 a message on Free, and extra messages beyond the included amount cost $0.10.
- Attended call transfers and call parking are add-ons on every package, and paging needs the Business plan.
- The packages page gives no included call minutes, so usage is charged at the published call rates.
Ooma Office
- On Essentials the desktop app cannot place calls and there is no texting; texting starts at 250 messages a month on Pro.
- AI transcription, CRM integrations, team chat and call queues need Pro Plus.
- The free toll-free number includes 500 inbound minutes a month, and calls to other countries are billed per minute.
- AI Receptionist and the AI Productivity Agent Bundle are add-ons priced through sales.
Key features
Anveo
- Visual call flow builder
- A drag-and-drop builder for inbound and outbound IVR menus and auto attendants, free on every package, with the flow size capped by plan.
- PBX features on every plan
- Unlimited extensions and voicemail boxes, call queues, call transfers, conference calling, voicemail to email and the ability to use your own SIP device.
- Fax and call campaigns
- Online fax with fax to email, plus call campaigns, voice broadcast and outbound IVR, are listed for all packages.
- Numbers and SMS
- Sells phone numbers and has separate SMS and call rate pages; Anveo Direct sells origination and termination for other PBXs.
- API and control panel
- Includes API access, a business control panel and the Anveo Communicator, all free.
Ooma Office
- Virtual receptionist
- Greets callers with menus and custom greetings, answers questions such as opening hours and routes calls to people or departments.
- Calling across North America
- Unlimited calls to the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a direct number per user, one free toll-free number and free number porting.
- Desk phones and office features
- Works with IP desk phones, with intercom, overhead paging, call park, shared voicemail boxes and hot desking on Pro Plus.
- Texting
- Business texts from phones and computers with templates, scheduled and one-to-many messages: 250 a month on Pro and 1,000 on Pro Plus.
- Meetings and team chat
- Ooma Meetings video calls hold 25 people on Pro and 100 on Pro Plus, with screen sharing and recording; team chat comes with Pro Plus.
- AI add-ons
- Pro Plus transcribes and summarizes calls. AI Answering Service covers missed and after-hours calls from $14.99 per account a month.
Plans
Anveo
Free$0
2 users or SIP accounts, 10-item IVR call flow, voicemail to email; voicemail-to-text costs $0.25 a message.
Starter$6.55
per month, billed annually ($7.85 billed monthly)
3 users or SIP accounts, 15-item call flow, shared voicemail box and dial-by-name directory.
Professional$22.55
per month, billed annually ($25.85 billed monthly)
5 users or SIP accounts, 25-item call flow, 15 voicemail-to-text messages a month included.
Business$40.55
per month, billed annually ($44.85 billed monthly)
6 users or SIP accounts, 35-item call flow, paging and 40 voicemail-to-text messages a month included.
Ooma Office
Essentials$19.95
per user account / month, no contract
Unlimited calls in the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, a virtual receptionist, the mobile app, one free toll-free number, fax and 10-person conference calls.
Pro$24.95
per user account / month, no contract
Adds calling from the desktop app, 250 texts a month, video meetings for 25, call recording and enhanced spam call blocking.
Pro Plus$29.95
per user account / month, no contract
Adds AI transcriptions and insights, CRM integrations, 1,000 texts a month, video meetings for 100, team chat, hot desking and call queues.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SIP trunking, Microsoft Teams integration and direct routing, call center tools, advanced analytics and custom setup.
Ways to pay less
Anveo
- Annual discount
Lower monthly price with annual billing
The packages page shows a lower monthly equivalent when the Starter, Professional or Business package is paid annually.
Ooma Office
- Other savings
Free IP desk phones for a limited time
One free IP phone rental per user with a 1-year Pro or 3-year Office or Pro contract, or buy-one-get-one-free phones online with no contract.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Anveo or Ooma Office?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anveo starts at $6.55 per month, billed annually ($7.85 billed monthly), and Ooma Office starts at $19.95 per user / month, no contract. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Anveo or Ooma Office?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Anveo has a free plan. Ooma Office does not.
Which platforms do Anveo and Ooma Office run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Anveo lists a web app and only Ooma Office lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.